El Barco (TV series)
| El Barco (The Ship) | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Action Mystery Drama/Science Fiction |
| Starring |
Mario Casas Blanca Suárez Juanjo Artero Patricia Arbues Luis Callejo Irene Montalà Juan Pablo Shuk Neus Sanz Iván Massagué Bernabé Fernandez Marina Salas Giselle Calderón Javier Hernández David Seijo |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 43 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Álex Pina |
| Running time | 75 minutes (approx.) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Antena 3 |
| First shown in | 17 January 2011 |
| Original release | January 17, 2011 – February 21, 2013 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
El Barco (in English: The Ship) is a Spanish mystery TV series produced by Globomedia for Antena 3. The first episode premiered on January 17, 2011. The first episode "Un Millión de Millas" (A million miles) had 4.7 million viewers, gaining 23.4% viewership in Spain.
The series combines elements of drama, mystery and action, a formula that was very popular between 2007 and 2010. Due to its popularity, Antena 3 renewed the programme for a second and later a third series. The third season had 16 episodes and ended February 21, 2013.
A global cataclysm, caused by a fatal accident in Geneva, Switzerland, during the implementation of a particle accelerator, leaves the crew and students of the school-ship Estrella Polar (North Star) isolated in a post-apocalyptic world. The ship becomes their home in this isolated world. However, apart from the isolation, they also discover they are not alone, and must face "the others".
The first season consisted of 13 episodes aired for the first time between January 17, 2011 and April 25, 2011, featuring Juanjo Artero, Mario Casas, Irene Montalà and Blanca Suarez, along with the rest of the cast who was present in the entire programme.
The first season starts with North Star sailing on what will be the biggest adventure of their lives, when a mysterious storm caused by the implementation of a particle accelerator in the middle of the night begins. Then all the crew discover that the earth as they know it is gone, that 90% of the surface is water, and to be in that boat is the only way to stay alive. Captain Ricardo Montero and First Officer, Julian De la Cuadra, will now be responsible for the lives of the school-ship and have to make difficult decisions in extreme situations like giant fish, bird strikes, riots on board, and poisonous mists, among others. Shortly after the students discover that there is no land to arrive to, Ramiro discovers on his own that 10% of the surface is still solid land, so the crew decides to go in search of this area.
Young Ulysses and Ainhoa meet, and form a love-hate relationship. She is already in a relationship with the survival instructor, Ernesto Gamboa, and are together for several episodes. Because of this, Ulysses also begins a relationship with Dr. Julia Wilson, which lasts for a short time. They decide to end their relationships to be together, but that seems impossible when Gamboa threatens to kill Ainhoa's father and sister, so she tells Ulysses she does not want anything to do with him. Also, a relationship begins to develop between Vilma and Piti, when she tells Vilma that he will be the father of her child. Estela falls in love with Gamboa, and when he does not return the feelings, her eyes move on to the captain, but he is already interested in the doctor, who lets her down. Salomé and the First Officer Julian De la Cuadra start a relationship, realizing that after knowing each other for so long, they are starting to falling in love. Dr. Julia tells Julian that he has symptoms and might have cancer. While all this happens, Valeria and Bubbles live intense adventures.
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